Staffordshire Schools Football Association

The Under 14 girls and Under 16 girls final trials will take place on Monday the 9th of September at Stafford Town FC. The Under 14 Girls will start at 5-30 and the U16 girlsat 7-00pm. Players who were selected for the trials should report ready changed 15 minutes before the start. The team management will select the final squad and standby players after the session and the squads will be published on the website as soon as possible after that.

On the same evening an Under 18 select XI will take on a Newcastle College XI at the college with a 5-30/6-00pm KO and an Under 16 select XI will take on a college side at Newcastle. More details on this to follow.

The Under 14 boys final trials will take place on Monday 16th of September with a 5-30 start at Stafford Town FC. Again all triallists should arrive 15minutes prior to the start ready changed. More details for all age groups tp follow.

Staffordshire School's FA, like most school's football organisations is run by a willing band of volunteers. Most have been involved in the game all of their lives and are putting back something to a game which has given them huge pleasure over the years. The age profile of the volunteers is towards the upper end of the spectrum and with that in mind we are always on the lookout for anyone who can contribute in any way.As funding from the ESFA and FA has been cut to the bone more than ever is the need for support to help keep Staffordshire SFA as a vibrant well run organisation.

Referees and assistants are always welcome. We currently have an excellent group of volunteer referees who take games for us without a fee, recognising that everyone who is at a game and those who have organised it do so for free as volunteers, and they are happy with out of pocket expenses. To a man they all agree that County football is the most disciplined football that they officiate. They enjoy the fact that the standard of play is very high but more importantly they are not hit with abuse from players or parents as we do not tolerate either from players ar parents. In the past ten years there has only been one player from Staffordshire dismissed from the field of play, something we are proud of and which we will endeavour to maintain.

If you are a referee or know of a referee who might like to join our team then please make contact through the website, you will be made more than welcome.

The draws for next seasons competitions have been made for all of the secondary competitions. The primary competition draws will be published in September. The entries have been good but there are still in excess of 30% of secondary or middle schools who do not enter their County Cup competitions which seems a great pity as the experience of playing new schools from different parts of the County is usually very positive.

The play by dates have also been published and other parts of the website will be updated as the information comes to hand.

The draws for next seasons competitions have been made for all of the secondary competitions. The primary competition draws will be published in September. The entries have been good but there are still in excess of 30% of secondary or middle schools who do not enter their County Cup competitions which seems a great pity as the experience of playing new schools from different parts of the County is usually very positive.

The play by dates have also been published and other parts of the website will be updated as the information comes to hand.

Staffordshire School's FA and U18 team manager Greg Valentine is reaching the concluding stages of a monumental bike ride from John O' Groats to Lands End. He and several others are giving up their holidays for the challenge in aid of raising funds for research into prostate cancer. The link below will allow anyone to support Greg in his meritorious venture.

http://www.justgiving.com/PhilandJoe-Wakefield?utm_id=24

Please support a good cause.

The following girls will be invited to the final trial in September. We are grateful to all girls and their parents for their attendance and support during the trial process and it was really pleasing to see so many girls wanting to play County football.

After a great deal of deliberation the coaches have come up with a list of boys for the final trial which will be held in September. The standard of the triallists was extrememy high and selection was really difficult. The Association wish to thank all boys who took part and their parents for their support . It is very difficult to make choices in short periods of time but it is the only viable method available to the Association. Details and venue for the trial in September will be posted on the website in due course.

Manager Neil Davies has named th boys below as his squad for the forthcoming season. Once again the quality of the boys at the trials made selection really difficult and he thanks all boys for their attendance and hard work during the process. Commiserations to those who missed out and congratulations to the boys tasked with trying to win the MCF again.

Staffs County Under 15 Boys Squad Season 2019/20

George Lenton

George Taylor

Euan Wade

Mason Pickering

Lewis Hassall

Matt Cutler

Sol Ashworth

Todd Alcock

Alfie Clarke

Rafferty Winnall

Archie England

Will Finlay

Kyle Corns

Ruben Cooner

Jack Bostock

James Plant

James Miller

Ben Runacas

Adam Cockbill

Ben Herrington

Standby Players

Henry Hadgett

Dako Vujcic

Eammon Clowes

Jake Morgan

Josh Onions

Jensen Peake (Injured)

Information regarding games etc will appear on the website in due course.

The Association wish to thank all boys and parents who took part in the process for their efforts.

Three trials took place last night, the Under 14 Boys (half of the cohort ) at Stafford Town FC where the standard was excellent. The coaches will not be announcing those selected for the final trial in September until they have seen the rest of the boys next Monday.

The Under 15 Boys trial was held at Brocton FC where the pitches were their usual pristine self and the club gave everyone a warm welcome as it had been some time since we last availed ourselves of the excellent facilities. 15 boys from last weeks trial were joined by the members of last years championship winning side and manager Neil Davies was staggered at the quality of players on display. He and the coaches are still agonising over final selection but and quote'we are bound to have missed someone and made some errors but the final squad will have been selected based on our honest opinion and finding a balanced squad. We thank all who have trialled and if you have missed out come back and prove us wrong next year'.

The big disappointment of the night was the Under 16 Boys trials. 62 boys were expected and extra coaches were brought in to help but just over a third of that number turned up. Only one person had the good manners to inform the organisers that their son would not be attending due to injury. The manager has selcted the following boys to join last years squad at Brocton on Friday `12 th July with a 6-00pm start, for the final trial.

Morley, Joe - Cardinal Griffin
Cooper, Jenson - De Ferrers
Summerfield, Keilan - Walton HS
Bracegirdle, Toby - Biddulph
Scriven, Joseph - Codsall
Pelnans, Louis Codsall
Bristow, Jack - Walton HS
Hornby, Charlie

@staffsschoolsfa will allow all to follow what is going on and will supplement the information available on the website.

Follow the account which is being run by Under 15 team Manager Bailey Evans.